English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

ONES, ONE’S, ONCE

We are waiting for the ~one’s~ there (nonstandard).
We are waiting for the ~once~ there (nonstandard).
We are waiting for the *ones* there (standard).

Only God can determine ~ones~ destiny (nonstandard).
Only God can determine ~once~ destiny (nonstandard).
Only God can determine *one’s* destiny (standard).

We meet ~ones~ in a while (nonstandard).
We meet ~one’s~ in a while (nonstandard).
We meet *once* in a while standard).

*One’s* help may come from the *ones* one will meet just *once*.

Task:
Use the three words in a single sentence.
GAB

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